Miami Beach Building Department

Contact & Appointment Info

Office Info

Main Office
1700 Convention Center Drive,
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.673.7610

North Beach Office
962 Normandy Drive,
Miami Beach, FL 33141
305.673.7610

Office Hours:
Monday - Friday
8 AM - 4 PM

Closed for Lunch:
12 PM - 1 PM

Customer Service Call Center
Monday – Friday
8 AM – 3 PM

Contact Emails

Inspection-related questions:
BuildingInspection@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Contractor registration-related matters including updating licenses and insurance:
BuildingContractor@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Submitting Elevation Certificates, Floodproofing Certificates, and Onsite Stormwater Drainage Certifications as part of an Electronic Plan Review:
BuildingElevCert@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Building violation-related questions:
BuildingViolations@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Building Recertification related questions:
BuildingRecertification@miamibeachfl.gov

General building questions:
BuildingInfo@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Administration

Carlos Diaz
Interim Building Director
CarlosDiaz@miamibeachfl.gov

Alexander Garcia
Interim Building Official
AlexanderGarcia@miamibeachfl.gov

Narinder Singh
Deputy Director
NarinderSingh@miamibeachfl.gov

James Bartell
Building Operations Manager - Inspections
JamesBartell@miamibeachfl.gov

Victor Armendariz
Sr Special Projects Manager
VictorArmendariz@miamibeachfl.gov

RaShonda Blatch
Building Permit Services Manager
RaShondaBlatch@miamibeachfl.gov

Judith Gonzalez-Pantigoso
Building Permit Services Manager
JudithGonzalez-Pantigoso@miamibeachfl.gov

Leonor Hernandez
Customer Service Manager
LeonorHernandez@miamibeachfl.gov

Section Chiefs

Mohsen Jarahpour
Chief Building Inspector
MohsenJarahpour@miamibeachfl.gov

Fred Acosta
Chief Mechanical Inspector
FredAcosta@miamibeachfl.gov

Jaime Reyes, P.E.
Chief Electrical Inspector
JaimeReyes@miamibeachfl.gov

Lazaro Rodriguez
Acting Chief Plumbing Inspector
LazaroRodriguez@miamibeachfl.gov

Mohsen Jarahpour
Flood Plain Manager
MohsenJarahpour@miamibeachfl.gov

Ibrahim Alvarez
Chief Building Code Compliance Officer
BuildingViolations@MiamiBeachfl.gov

Booking an Appointment

Meet with a Director/Chief
Appointments to meet with the Building Official/Director, Deputy Director, Assistant Director, Building Operations Manager, or section Chief:
Call to schedule an appointment at 305.673.7610, extension 26036.

For additional assistance or if you have questions regarding the permitting process please contact Customer Service at 305.673.7610 and press 0 or, email us at BuildingInfo@miamibeachfl.gov

Meet with a Plans Examiner
Customers may meet with a plans examiner in person or remotely.  Appointments may be booked online using our Online Appointment Booking system.  For remote appointments, Microsoft Teams will be used to conduct the session.  Customers will receive an email with the Teams Meeting link and information.

To create an appointment, please visit:
https://wb-miamibeachfl.qmatic.cloud/qmaticwebbooking/#/

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